Word Problems

Q. Father's present age is $x$. If his son is 30 years younger than him, then the son's present age is $x-30$.

1. False
2. True

Q. Anita's age is twice as that of Sunita's. If Sunita is 10 years old, then how old is Anita?

1. 30
2. 40
3. 20
4. 50

Q. Two prizes are to be distributed in a quiz contest. The value of the second prize is 5/6 of the value of the first prize. If the first prize is Rs. 3000, the second prize is Rs.___.

Q. If the side of a square is of length (x + 5), then what is the perimeter of the square?

1. 4x + 20
2. 24
3. 4x + 5
4. 4x - 20

Q.

The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 7. If the number formed by interchanging the digits is less than the original number by 27, then find the original number.

1. 43

2. 61

3. 52

4. 25

Q. Three consecutive integers add up to 39. What are these integers?

1. 12, 13, 14
2. 10, 11, 12
3. 13, 14, 15
4. 11, 12, 13

Q.

The digit at tens place of a two digit number is two times the digit at its units place. If the digits are interchanged and added to the original number, then the result will be 66. Find the original number.

1. 42

2. 63

3. 84

4. 21

Q. A secretary and a trainee are processing a pile of 124 forms. The secretary processes 15 forms per hour while the trainee processes 7 forms per hour. If the trainee begins working at 9:00 am. and the secretary starts working after 2 hours, then at what time will they finish the pile of forms?

1. 5:00 pm
2. 4:00 pm
3. 6:00 pm
4. 7:00 pm

Q. 15 years from now, Shristi’s age will be four times her present age. What is Shristi's present age?

1. 10
2. 5
3. 20
4. 15

Q. In a two digit number, ten’s digit is twice the unit’s digit. The number formed by interchanging the digits is 36 less than the original number. Find the number.

1. 72
2. 48
3. 70
4. 84